Amalric, Lord of Tyre

Amalric
Lord of Tyre
Bornc.1272
Nicosia
Died5 June 1310
Nicosia
SpouseIsabella Hethumid of Armenia
IssueConstantine II, King of Armenia
John
Agnes (Mary)
HousePoitiers-Lusignan
FatherHugh III, King of Cyprus
MotherIsabella of Ibelin

Amalric, Lord of Tyre, also called Amalric of Lusignan or Amaury de Lusignan (c. 1272 – June 5, 1310, in Nicosia) was a prince and statesman of the House of Lusignan, a younger son of King Hugh III of Cyprus and Isabella of the House of Ibelin.[1] He was given the title of Lord of Tyre in 1291, shortly before the city of Tyre fell to the Mamluks of Egypt. He is often but incorrectly called the Prince of Tyre.[2]

In April 1306, with the support of the barons, Amalric forced his brother Henry II to cede authority to him. He thereafter governed Cyprus as "rector, governor and administrator", effectively regent, until his assassination.[3]

  1. ^ "Amalric II | king of Jerusalem". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  2. ^ Hill 2010, pp. 182, n. 5, and 217, n. 1.
  3. ^ Hill 2010, p. 220.